_LAW AND LIBERTY_ ‘The law or liberty.’ James 2:12 ‘Law’—merely ‘law’—‘law’ only—is a bondage harsh and severe. ‘Liberty’ alone, and unguarded, passes into licentiousness, runs riot, and becomes tyranny. ‘Law’ needs to be sweetened by ‘liberty,’ and ‘liberty’ is no ‘liberty’ without the fences of... [ Continue Reading ]
_FAITH AND WORKS_ ‘Can faith save him?… Faith without works is dead.’ James 2:14; James 2:26 Salvation through faith is one of the most prominent truths of the Christian religion, and, in spite of some evidence to the contrary, there is nothing in the Epistle of St. James which is contrary to tha... [ Continue Reading ]
_FAITH AND WORKS_ ‘Can faith save him?… Faith without works is dead.’ James 2:14; James 2:26 Salvation through faith is one of the most prominent truths of the Christian religion, and, in spite of some evidence to the contrary, there is nothing in the Epistle of St. James which is contrary to tha... [ Continue Reading ]